Meaning & use
lunch
A meal eaten in the middle of the day, between breakfast and dinner.
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They met for lunch at a small cafe near the office.
She packed a sandwich and an apple for lunch before leaving home.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'to lunch' means to eat lunch, though it sounds more formal than the common noun use.
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